Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-30
POLICE.COURT PICKISGs.
The Gases that Justice RichardsOn
Heard on Yesterday.

| There we're several cases on the Police
| Court docket yesterday morning in which.
| owing TO the gravity OF The charges pre-.
! ferrCd, considerable interest was felt. The
Consequence was that the usually large
| gathering Of hubtUES OF this tribunal OF
! justice was greatly Swelled by the frie..ds
! and witnesses Of the pal ties 10 the proceed
ingS.
TIE most important case was that OF
! Louis Meyer, Willie Jennings. and George
| Powell, against whom there was warrant
! charging that they - did Unlawfullv ard
| 4 lOniOusly assault, cut and wound II. o.
Allen with knife, with intent 10 main,
| di.fgure, and kin said Allen" All OF the
| parties interested are drivers IN the employ
Of the City Railway Compiny. The diff
| cultv as stated yesterday occurred at or
near the stables night before last between
the hours Of II and 12 2o'clOck, Just after the
| injured man had taken in his ear.
DR.. Mobiles, who waited on Allen and
dressed his wounds, said that he bad four
superficial wouDds-two on tue skul', one
on the nose, and one back OF tde left ear,
which appeared 10 have been.made with
sbsrp instrument, but which are not seri
Ous. He said further that Allen, who he
had advised TO keep quiet Yesterday, would
be able 10 appear at cOuut to-day or TO
morrow. II was decided TO continue the
case, and The examination Of witnesses on
the question of bail was gone into.
Several witnesses testified that Jcn-
nings and Allen, between whom there
had long existed feud, became engaged in
controversy, which resulted in blows.
The pugiistS casped, and Jennings threw
Allen and struck him several blows about
the bead. No weapon was seen. Powell
and Never came up and said that no one
should interfere with the combatants until
one or the other "sung out enough" Al
lCn soon made such declaration, and Jen-
nines let him rise, and he took up his din
nerbucket snd left. None OF the witnesses
were able TO say whether Allen was wound
ed or not.
Mr. Edgar Allan, who represented all OF
the accused. asked that Jennings be al
lowed bail, and that the other two, against
whom there was no evidence, be discharged.
Justice Richardson said that he could not
allow Jennings bal, as 1t was evident from
the Doctors testimony that he had used
weapon with felonious intent. lie allowed
the other parties accused bail in the sum OF
$500 each for their appearance at court to-
morrow morning; to which time the ease
was continued.
0'ROURKE BALED.
Against Michael 0'Rcprke there was
warrant charging him with assaulting ano
wounding Isaac Thurston with some 0luot
instrument. This difficulty, OF which an
account was published In yesterdays Dis
p0tch, occurred Tuesday morning near
Inc corner OF Jefferson and Broad streets.
DR. Rogers. one Of the physicians
AT the almshouse, VINO was IN
charge OF the ambulance and car
rled Thurston TO his home and seged |
up the wound over his left eye,
Gid that the wound was laeeratcd one
and might baye been inflicted by 4 blow
from Tie fist. Thurston's condition was
not AT al dangerous. The case was con.
tinued until Saturday aud The accused ad-
mtled TO bail 10 the sum OF $500.
NguRoaR REPORTED.
Jnetlce Richardson issued a summons
this morning for Nicholas Neu.
robr, who keeps a bar-room on Broad
street near Elba station, 10 show cause, II |
any he car, why fine OF $500 should not
be imposed on him for violating the city !
ordinance by keeping his bar-room open
an sunday. The witnesses In the ease are |
among the most promincnt gentlemen Of
the city.
SMITHS CASE CONTINUED.
The continued Gaze OF William Smith |
fcolorcd), proprietor Of an ice-cresm sa.
loon on Eighth street between Canal and |
Cary. charged with selling hquor on sun
day withouta license, was called. smith,
n appeared, had not been summoned, so
another summons was issued for him and |
the case continued until to-day. Two wit.